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This article examines the building of Communist surveillance networks in Czechoslovakia and Poland in the early 1950s, focusing on the methods employed by the operational divisions of the secret police in these countries and their system of "preventative policing," and shows how the secret police networks shaped the information reaching Communist party leaders and Soviet advisers in East-Central Europe during the Stalinist period. By examining how the regimes collected information on the economy, religious institutions, higher education, and other areas of everyday life, the article traces how blanket surveillance networks became more institutionalized, insular, and scripted over time, hindering the state's ability to collect and process meaningful information. These problems were symptomatic of larger informational barriers facing Soviet-style regimes.

Youths are on the front line when considering their future on a planet that is becoming less and less livable. As the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events devastate regions and impact millions, the unapologetic anti-environmentalism of the Trump administration may have been the ultimate spark that ignited mass action from the young generations. Realizing, too, that many Congress members lack the political will to effect change, an increasing number of passionate youth leaders have initiated movements to raise awareness about the urgency of acting to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Ranging from classic street protests to electoral canvassing to litigation, their actions may be characterized in terms of "disruptive, dutiful or dangerous dissent" (O'Brien et al). They have already played a key role in electing climate-conscious, progressive candidates, put pressure on governments through lawsuits and proposed an overhaul of the American economy on greener, more equitable terms by supporting the Green New Deal. In 2019 millennials (37% of US voters) surpassed baby boomers as the largest voting demographic group and could have a significant impact on climate policy. ; Très préoccupés par le changement climatique, les jeunes sont en première ligne sur une planète qui devient de moins en moins vivable. Alors que la fréquence et l'intensité des catastrophes naturelles ont un impact dévastateur sur des régions et des millions d'habitants, l'anti- environnementalisme avéré de l'administration Trump a sans doute été l'étincelle ultime déclenchant une mobilisation de masse des jeunes Américains. Ayant fait le constat que le Congrès manque de volonté politique pour initier le changement, un nombre croissant de leaders, jeunes et passionnés, ont créé des mouvements pour informer le public de l'urgence de la situation. Ils agissent dans l'optique de réduire les conséquences les plus graves du réchauffement de la terre. Leurs actions contestataires peuvent se ranger dans trois ...

It is an honour to be asked to contribute to this festschrift for Professor John Wanna. His distinguished career spans almost 40 years and I am pleased to be able to say that I was there more or less at the beginning, circa 1981, when John and I met as postgraduate students at the University of Adelaide and became firm friends. Since that time, John has produced an enormous body of work that has contributed greatly to our understanding of Australian politics and public policy. He has nurtured and mentored many young scholars launching them into careers of their own. By any measure his contributions to the study of public policy and the profession of political science have been substantial. The diversity of his work, and its depth, is such that I find myself somewhat daunted by the prospect of saying something beyond the obvious about its significance.

Youths are on the front line when considering their future on a planet that is becoming less and less livable. As the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events devastate regions and impact millions, the unapologetic anti-environmentalism of the Trump administration may have been the ultimate spark that ignited mass action from the young generations. Realizing, too, that many Congress members lack the political will to effect change, an increasing number of passionate youth leaders have initiated movements to raise awareness about the urgency of acting to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Ranging from classic street protests to electoral canvassing to litigation, their actions may be characterized in terms of "disruptive, dutiful or dangerous dissent" (O'Brien et al). They have already played a key role in electing climate-conscious, progressive candidates, put pressure on governments through lawsuits and proposed an overhaul of the American economy on greener, more equitable terms by supporting the Green New Deal. In 2019 millennials (37% of US voters) surpassed baby boomers as the largest voting demographic group and could have a significant impact on climate policy. ; Très préoccupés par le changement climatique, les jeunes sont en première ligne sur une planète qui devient de moins en moins vivable. Alors que la fréquence et l'intensité des catastrophes naturelles ont un impact dévastateur sur des régions et des millions d'habitants, l'anti- environnementalisme avéré de l'administration Trump a sans doute été l'étincelle ultime déclenchant une mobilisation de masse des jeunes Américains. Ayant fait le constat que le Congrès manque de volonté politique pour initier le changement, un nombre croissant de leaders, jeunes et passionnés, ont créé des mouvements pour informer le public de l'urgence de la situation. Ils agissent dans l'optique de réduire les conséquences les plus graves du réchauffement de la terre. Leurs actions contestataires peuvent se ranger dans trois ...